Usyk Vacates Belts but is Not Retiring
By Eddie Sanchez
The undefeated 39-year-old, who has a professional record of 25 wins, most recently held the WBA ‘super’, WBC, and IBF heavyweight belts, after previously being undisputed at Heavyweight and Cruiserweight. This is no more.
“This is a well-considered decision that I am confident will open new opportunities for me. This is not the end of the story. The continuation lies ahead,” he said on X.
He said in the build-up to his last fight in May, a gritty win over Rico Verhoeven in Egypt, that he still wanted to fight on two more occasions before considering whether to hang up the gloves.
In a video message posted on Friday, he added: “I want to vacate all the belts that I currently hold to make them available for the guys next in line to fight for them.”
“Friends, I’m leaving the belts but not the sport because I still have my last dance.”
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